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Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2019
Kaspersky researchers found a Chrome 0-day exploited in attacks in the wild

Google released security updates to address two high severity flaws in Chrome, one of which is actively exploited in attacks in the wild to hijack computers. Google released security updates to address two high severity vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser, one of which is a zero-day flaw actively exploited in attacks in the wild to […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2019
China-linked APT41 group targets telecommunications companies with new backdoor

China-linked APT41 group is targeting telecommunications companies with a new piece of malware used to spy on text messages of highly targeted individuals. Researchers at FireEye discovered a new backdoor tracked as MessageTap that China-linked APT41 group are using to spy on text messages sent or received by highly targeted individuals The experts found the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2019
21 Million stolen credentials from Fortune 500 companies available on the dark web

Roughly 21 million login credentials for Fortune 500 companies are available for sale, in plain text, in multiple forums and black market places in the dark web. More than 21 million login credentials belonging to Fortune 500 companies are available for sale in various places on the dark web. Experts at ImmuniWeb discovered that 21,040,296 […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2019
Israel is going to extradite to US the Russian hacker Alexei Bourkov

Israel justice minister approved the extradition of a Russian alleged hacker, Alexei Bourkov, to the United States, the man is accused of fraud. Israel justice minister Justice Minister Amir Ohana has finally decided to extradite the Russian alleged hacker Alexei Bourkov to the United States where the man will be judged for fraud accusation. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2019
Hackers behind Uber and Lynda hacks plead guilty in data breaches

Two hackers have pleaded guilty to hacking Uber and LinkedIn’s Lynda.com service in 2016 and attempted to extort money from the two companies. Brandon Charles Glover and Vasile Mereacre are two hackers that have pleaded guilty to hacking Uber and LinkedIn’s Lynda.com service in 2016. The defendants have also attempted to extort money from the companies requesting […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2019
eIDAS flaws allowed attackers to impersonate any EU citizen or business

European authorities have addressed two security vulnerabilities affecting the eIDAS (electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services) system. European authorities have released security updates (v2.3.1) for its eIDAS (electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services) system that addressed two security vulnerabilities. ‘The electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services‘ is an EU regulation on / a set of standards for electronic identification and trust […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2019
Network Solutions data breach – hacker accessed data of more 22 Million accounts

Network Solutions, one of the world’s biggest domain registrars, disclosed a data breach that impacted 22 million accounts. Network Solutions, one of the world’s biggest domain registrars, disclosed a data breach that may have impacted 22 million accounts, no financial data was exposed. “On October 16, 2019, Network Solutions determined that a third-party gained unauthorized […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2019
Emsisoft released a free decryption tool for Paradise ransomware

Researchers at Emsisoft firm has released a new free tool to decrypt files encrypted by the Paradise ransomware Security experts at Emsisoft have developed a tool to decrypt files encrypted by the Paradise ransomware. This ransomware family encrypts files using Salsa20 and RSA-1024 and it appends several extensions to theis filenames. “The Paradise ransomware encrypts […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2019
It’s official, administrative network at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was infected with DTrack

The news is shocking, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) that initially denied a malware infection, now admits the security breach. Yesterday a worrying news made the headlines, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) was hit by a cyber attack. Some users are claiming on the social media that a piece of the ‘DTrack’ malware has infected […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2019
Xhelper, a new piece of Android malware that is infecting 2K+ devices each month

A new piece of malware dubbed Xhelper has infected more than 45,000 Android devices in just the last six months and is continuing to spread. The campaign began months ago, a new piece of malware dubbed Xhelper has infected more than 45,000 Android devices in just six months and is continuing to spread at a […]